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Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: ATERRA Metals Gains 57 Percent

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Welcome to the Investing News Network's weekly look at the best-performing Canadian mining stocks on the TSX, TSXV and CSE, starting with a round-up of Canadian news impacting the resource sector.Firstly, at the end of last week, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson announced up to a combined C$73 million in investments toward 12 projects in the Canadian mining sector. The funds comprise C$51.57 million through the First and Last Mile Fund, C$19.6 million through the Energy Innovation Program and nearly C$2 million through the Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships program.Further news from the government came this week, including data on the mining sector's performance and government partnerships on mining and oil projects. On Monday (June 29), Statistics Canada released the natural resource indicators for the first quarter of 2026. Using the common baseline of 2017 constant prices, the data shows that the mineral and mining sector contributed C$11.74 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the quarter, a 2.88 percent decline from the same quarter in 2025. From Q2 2025 onwards, the sector's GDP contribution has remained largely consistent.The energy sector's GDP contribution totaled C$40.31 billion in the first three months of 2026, an increase quarter-on-quarter but a small drop year-over-year from C$40.4 billion in Q1 2025.Then on Tuesday (June 30), the agency released its GDP by industry data for April, which shows that the mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction sector rose 2.9 percent during the month. This represented the largest increase in the sector since February 2024, when it surged 3.2 percent, and reversed course from the 1.4 percent decrease recorded in March. Leading the way was a 3.7 percent increase in contribution by the oil and gas sector, highlighted by a 6.6 percent rise in oil sands extraction. However, not everything was positive; mining and quarrying saw a 0.1 percent drop, with a 2.2 percent decline in metal ore mining, as parts of the sector were constrained by maintenance-related shutdowns in Northern Saskatchewan.This was followed on Thursday (July 2) by the Government of Canada announcing that it will invest C$500 million to transition the Red Chris copper mine in Northern British Columbia from open pit to an underground block cave operation. Red Chris is a joint venture between Newmont (NYSE:NEM,ASX:NEM) and Imperial Metals (TSX:III,OTCPL:IPMLF).The funding announcement was welcomed by both Newmont and Imperial Metals, with Newmont stating that the “commitment strengthens the business case for the development of a world-class copper-gold operation.”Also on Thursday, the federal government and Alberta's provincial government announced their support for a new pipeline to the south coast of British Columbia, which the federal government is referring to the Major Projects Office. The project would follow the existing Trans Mountain Corridor and terminate at the Roberts Bank area south of Vancouver. Once complete, it is expected to carry up to 1 million barrels per day. The pipeline will be an equal partnership between the Federal and Provincial governments, including an equity stake for Indigenous Peoples and a 10 percent investment from Pembina Pipelines (TSX:PPL).The announcement comes alongside an agreement between British Columbia and the federal government to maintain the tanker moratorium along BC's north coast.For more on what’s moving markets this week, check out our top market news round-up. Markets and commodities react Canadian equity markets were positive this week.The S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) gained 1.28 percent over the week to close Friday (July 3) at 35,274.84, while the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) rose 8.4 percent to 938.28.The CSE Composite Index (CSE:CSECOMP) was flat, rising just 0.27 percent to 158.83.Precious metals were also positive. The gold price gained 4.07 percent to close at US$4,174.76 per ounce on Friday at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The silver price fared even better, closing the week up 7.85 percent at US$62.37 on Friday.In base metals, the Comex copper price recorded a 2.59 percent increase this week to US$6.22.On the other hand, the S&P Goldman Sachs Commodities Index (INDEXSP:SPGSCI) was down 1.57 percent to end Friday at 617.11. Top Canadian mining stocks this week How did mining stocks perform against this backdrop?Take a look at this week’s five best-performing Canadian mining stocks below.Stocks data for this article was retrieved at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Friday using TradingView's stock screener. Only companies trading on the TSX, TSXV and CSE with market caps greater than C$10 million are included. Mineral companies within the non-energy minerals, energy minerals, process industry and producer manufacturing sectors were considered. 1. ATERRA Metals (CSE:ATC) Weekly gain: 57.14 percentMarket cap: C$17.59 millionShare price: C$0.055ATERRA Metals is an exploration company focused on its Totora copper-gold project in Chile. The company finalized the option agreements in February for the three core properties that make up Totora – Frontera, Clinton and Taruca – as well as a fourth, Sevilla, which was added under the Clinton agreement at no additional cost. The area also hosts the Algarrobilla porphyry target, which lies south of the Totora porphyry.Historical exploration of Frontera produced a historic indicated resource of 16 million metric tons of ore at average grades of 0.38 percent copper and 0.22 grams per metric ton (g/t) gold, with an additional inferred resource of 34 million metric tons grading 0.36 percent copper and 0.22 g/t gold.While the other sites don't have historic resources, ATERRA highlighted historical drill results from Clinton, including a 166 meter interval at average grades of 0.23 percent copper and 0.31 g/t gold, and from Totora, including 142 meters grading 0.47 percent copper and 0.17 g/t gold.The company has been actively exploring Totora since acquiring the property. Its most recent news came on June 8, when ATERRA announced the completion of the Phase 1 program, in which it drilled a total of 2,745.6 meters comprising both reverse circulation and diamond drilling. The work mainly focused on the Totora and Algarrobilla porphyries, with one hole drilled at Frontera.The company said it remains on track to release a resource estimate for Totora in the third quarter of 2026, even though lab results would be delayed by four to six weeks. 2. Integral Metals (CSE:INTG) Weekly gain: 40.91 percent Market cap: C$11.22 million Share price: C$0.31Integral Metals is an exploration company with a portfolio of critical mineral projects in the Northwest Territories and Manitoba, Canada, and Montana, United States.Its most advanced asset is the KAP project located in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories. The property consists of six claims covering an area of approximately 7,500 hectares and hosts zinc, gallium and germanium mineralization.In its 2026 exploration plan update released on January 12, the company said its activities would focus on "de-risking the project to advance to the next stage of evaluation." This would include detailed mineral and metallurgical studies and re-assays of historical drill samples dating back to the 1970s.The company also owns the Burntwood rare earth element project in Manitoba, where it is examining the potential for a small-scale drill program in 2026; and the Woods Creek rare earths project in Montana, where it will carry out surface-based work to delineate carbonatite dykes and expand geological mapping and sampling.Company shares were up this past week., although the company has not released any project-related news. 3. First Canadian Graphite (TSXV:FCI) Weekly gain: 38.89 percentMarket cap: C$16.85 millionShare price: C$0.375First Canadian Graphite is an exploration company advancing its Lac Guéret South graphite project in the Côte-Nord region of Québec, Canada. The property sits adjacent to the Uatnan graphite project owned by Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSX:NOU,NYSE:NMG) . A June 2019 mineral resource estimate (MRE) for Lac Guéret demonstrated an indicated resource of 1.76 million metric tons of ore with a grade of 17 percent graphitic carbon, and an inferred resource of 1.53 million metric tons grading 16.4 percent.This week, First Canadian announced on Monday that it had mobilized to the site for a 2026 exploration program and was focusing on high-priority targets identified in recent airborne surveys, including Zone 13, an electromagnetic anomaly a kilometer in size, as well as Zones 1, 4 and 6.CEO John LaGourgue commented, "Zone 13 represents a compelling new discovery opportunity with significant scale potential, while Zones 1, 4 and 6 allow us to build on known high-grade graphite mineralization." 4. PJX Resources (TSXV:PJX) Weekly gain: 37.5 percentMarket cap: C$40.19 millionShare price: C$0.22PJX Resources is an exploration company focused on gold, silver and base metal properties in British Columbia, Canada, including the Dewdney Trail project and the Zinger project.The company has largely been exploring claims around Cranbrook, in the southeast portion of the province, due to the co-existence of a significant base metals deposit with untapped gold potential.The region is home to the historic Sullivan mine, which produced most of the region’s production of over 285 million ounces of silver, 8.5 million metric tons of lead and 8 million metric tons of zinc. Additionally, the company states that the region may be responsible for more than 1.5 million ounces of historic placer gold production, but significant gold deposits have not yet been discovered.In total, the company has amassed a land claim of over 50,000 hectares in the region, centered around these historic claim sites.Share prices in PJX have gained momentum since the company announced on June 18 that it had opened a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of up to C$6.3 million, with the offering expected to close in two or more tranches by July 15.Funds raised through the placement will be used for fully permitted exploration programs at its flagship Dewdney Trail project set to begin in July, with secondary drilling at the Zinger property later in the summer if permits are renewed. The work is targeting the discovery of a Sullivan type sedex deposit at Dewdney Trail and a reduced intrusion-related gold system at Zinger. 5. South Pacific Metals (TSXV:SPMC) Weekly gain: 36.71 percentMarket cap: C$38.72 millionShare price: C$0.54South Pacific Metals is a copper-gold exploration company with a portfolio of projects in Papua New Guinea.Its primary focus since the start of the year has been at its Osena project, a 738 square kilometer property located near K92 Mining's (TSX:KNT,OTCQX:KNTNF) Kainantu gold mine.On June 16, the company released results from exploration across its portfolio in the country, including ongoing drilling by two rigs in Osena's Ontenu NE area. The first hole drilled at the area's Megabe target returned a grade of 3.1 g/t gold and 15.4 g/t silver over 12 meters starting at 185 meters of depth, which included an intersection of 18.1 g/t gold and 84 g/t silver over 1 meter.Then on June 25, South Pacific announced that it had begun a new exploration program at its Kili Teke copper-gold project in the country's Hela province. The company had previously been conducting community outreach for the project, and secured support for exploration from local landowners and both provincial and local governments in late April and early May.SPMC has identified four prospect areas at Kili Teke, with the existing resource entirely contained within the Central Main Porphyry The resource currently stands at an inferred resource of 1.81 million ounces of gold and 802,000 metric tons of copper from 237 million metric tons of ore grading 0.24 g/t gold and 0.34 percent copper. This leaves the Ieru porphyry, Ridge gold Area and the Skarn corridor largely untested. The company is taking a staged, methodical approach, with early stages including reestablishing a base camp and the start of verification and reconnaissance mapping. FAQs for Canadian mining stocks ​What is the difference between the TSX and TSXV? The TSX, or Toronto Stock Exchange, is used by senior companies with larger market caps, and the TSXV, or TSX Venture Exchange, is used by smaller-cap companies. Companies listed on the TSXV can graduate to the senior exchange. How many mining companies are listed on the TSX and TSXV? As of March 2026, 906 mining companies and 71 oil and gas companies are listed on the TSXV, combining for 64 percent of the 1,524 total companies listed on the exchange.The TSX is home to 176 mining companies and 50 oil and gas companies. The exchange has 2,149 companies listed on it in total.Together, the TSX and TSXV host around 40 percent of the world’s public mining companies. ​How much does it cost to list on the TSXV? There are a variety of different fees that companies must pay to list on the TSXV, and according to the exchange, they can vary based on the transaction’s nature and complexity. As of April 2026, the listing fee alone will most likely cost between C$10,000 to C$70,000, and accounting and auditing fees could rack up between C$25,000 and C$100,000. Legal fees are expected to be over C$75,000 and an underwriters’ commission may hit up to 12 percent.The exchange lists a handful of other fees and expenses companies can expect, including but not limited to security commission and transfer agency fees, investor relations costs and director and officer liability insurance.These are all just for the initial listing, of course. There are ongoing expenses once companies are trading, such as sustaining fees and additional listing fees, plus the costs associated with filing regular reports. ​How do you trade on the TSXV? Investors can trade on the TSXV the way they would trade stocks on any exchange. This means they can use a stock broker or an individual investment account to buy and sell shares of TSXV-listed companies during the exchange's trading hours. Don't forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates!Securities Disclosure: I, Dean Belder, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.Editorial Disclosure: Copper Quest Exploration is a client of the Investing News Network. This article is not paid-for content.

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Fastmarkets 2026: 3 Themes Shaping Lithium's Next Chapter

The 18th edition of the Fastmarket’s Global Lithium, Battery and Critical Materials took place in Las Vegas last week, bringing together an array of analysts, mining companies, market watchers and end use customers. This year’s event combined three segments of the battery and critical minerals narrative, raw material supply and demand, battery and energy storage and defense. Although the topics at the 2026 event extended from cathode material supply to the US midterms, covering the entire spectrum of battery materials, the extensive conference agenda was unified by several core themes.The initial and most prominent theme focused on how the current lithium market is positioned differently compared to previous cycles. In the past, prices for both hydroxide and carbonate surged to record highs of US$80,000 or more per metric ton in 2022, before eventually hitting a floor in the US$8,000 per metric ton range in June 2025.“This year lithium really seems to have turned the corner,” said Paul Lusty, head of battery raw materials at Fastmarkets. “This time last year when I was up here, the market bottomed around the middle of last year, and prices have really rallied quite hard since then, but I think what comes next, and this is what I'm going to take you through this morning, certainly looks very different from the previous cycle, so what a difference a year makes.” During an interview with the Investing News Network (INN) Lusty offered further insights into the current lithium market, and its development. “The market is evolving, it's maturing fast markets, is certainly trying to bring more transparency to the market, be its pricing of battery raw materials, but also supporting the market, so I think broadly longer term, it will become a less volatile market as that demand base diversifies, both in terms of end use, but also geography, also as we see large scale producers step into the industry,” he said. He also pointed to increased participation from major diversified miners and oil and gas companies as an important shift for the lithium sector. The financial capacity of these large scale producers allows them to navigate cyclical downturns and could provide greater supply stability over the long term. At the same time, efforts to expand lithium conversion and consumption outside China could help diversify the supply chain and reduce market concentration, creating a more resilient industry. ​ESS: The new pillar driving lithium’s bullish cycle Another overarching narrative at the 2026 Fastmarkets conference was the uptick in energy storage system (ESS) demand. Energy storage systems (ESS) have emerged as one of the fastest-growing demand drivers for lithium-ion batteries, reshaping battery chemistry preferences and creating a new source of long-term demand alongside electric vehicles. According to Fastmarket’s Rob Searle, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries now hold "a near-total monopoly" in the ESS market, a position he expects to remain intact over the next decade despite the emergence of alternative chemistries. Searle said the rapid expansion of grid-scale storage has become a key catalyst for the lithium market's recent recovery, noting that the "bullish run" in ESS demand seen over the past several years has continued through 2026 and is now a major factor behind rising lithium carbonate prices. In China, policy support has also shifted toward energy storage, with ESS increasingly viewed as a strategic pillar for energy security. Battery manufacturers have responded in kind, with Searle noting that some Chinese ESS producers already have order books extending into the first quarter of 2027. "China's electric vehicle and ESS market remains the largest and has trended to favour lithium carbonate over hydroxide due to the fact of huge deployment of LFP across both applications," noted Searle, highlighting how China has effectively set the template for emerging markets Looking ahead, Searle expects ESS to play an even greater role in global battery demand as countries expand renewable power generation, modernize electricity grids and build capacity to support AI data centres. While electric vehicles remain an important source of lithium consumption, he said ESS has become "part of the story" driving tighter lithium market fundamentals and future supply deficits. Even as sodium-ion batteries gain traction in stationary storage, Searle believes ESS will remain a critical growth engine for lithium over the coming decade, with LFP chemistry continuing to dominate the sector. ​Politics, power, and the fight for lithium Politics, geopolitics and resource nationalism have become as influential to the lithium market as supply and demand fundamentals, with industry leaders arguing that government policy is increasingly shaping investment decisions and supply chain development. During the "US Midterms and Market Risk: What’s at Stake for Lithium and Critical Minerals" fireside chat, panelists agreed that critical minerals, battery materials, and energy storage will remain strategic priorities regardless of the US midterm election outcomes. While policy approaches may differ, speakers pointed to growing bipartisan recognition that securing domestic battery supply chains is essential for energy security, AI infrastructure and industrial competitiveness. Ken Hoffman, founder and CEO of Traubenbach Associates said the industry's greatest need is "stability and consistency in policy," arguing that companies cannot plan long-term investments if government priorities shift every election cycle. China's dominance also remained central to the discussion. Former US Department of Commerce senior representative Gary Stanley described the relationship between Washington and Beijing as one of "incredible interdependency," while warning that critical minerals have become a key geopolitical lever in trade negotiations. He went on to note, that traditional free-market approaches alone are unlikely to close the gap with China, suggesting governments may need new public-private financing models to accelerate domestic supply chains. Rather than focusing solely on new mine development, panelists emphasized the need to expand downstream refining, processing and manufacturing capacity across North America and allied countries. Permitting reform, targeted incentives and greater policy certainty was also highlighted as essential to unlocking billions of dollars in delayed investment and reducing reliance on Chinese processing capacity. Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates!Securities Disclosure: I, Georgia Williams, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.Editorial Disclosure: The Investing News Network does not guarantee the accuracy or thoroughness of the information reported in the interviews it conducts. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not reflect the opinions of the Investing News Network and do not constitute investment advice. All readers are encouraged to perform their own due diligence.